How does your breathing increase your heart rate? Darren Carroll, Francis St CBS Dublin

Question: How does your breathing increase your heart rate? Darren Carroll, Francis St CBS Dublin
- Keywords:
  body,
  breathing,
  heart rate
Asked by mrgoggin to Cathal, Ciara, Emma, Michael, Sive on 18 Nov 2013.
- Michael Nolan answered on 18 Nov 2013:
  
  As you take in more air you increase bood flow through the body to get that extra oxygen around. So your heart has to beat and work faster to do this.
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Question: How does your breathing increase your heart rate? Darren Carroll, Francis St CBS Dublin